OVID-19 Health and Safety Guide - Baltimore City Public Schools

COVID-19

Health and Safety Guide

Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines, and Best Practices

Revised 12/4/2020

Summary of 12/4/2020 Updates:

? Updated guide to also apply to charter and contract schools ? Accessing sites safely- added travel advisory ? Health screening- added duties of Baltimore City Health Department staff and guidance

to use the new Baltimore City Public Schools Screening Tool in Infinite Campus to track health screenings ? Creating a Wellness Room- updated room requirements to align with agreements with the Baltimore City Health Department ? Distribution events- removed health screener and police officer requirements ? Classroom pods- added guidance for quiet mealtimes ? Included updated version of Illness Response Decision Tree- Appendix B

COVID-19 Health and Safety Guide For All

Schools

Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines, and Best Practice for In-Person Activity

Forward

As Baltimore City Public Schools ("City Schools") has begun the 2020-2021 school year in a virtual operating environment this fall, we realize that there are times when the school doors are open to the school community for a variety of reasons, including: staff seeking to use classroom resources, small group instruction for students, student assessment, meal service and device distribution, family support with enrollment and student records access, and student learning centers that offer safe spaces where students can use the internet to access virtual learning and access academic support and enrichment.

The reopening of school buildings, even in a limited way, is challenging and requires consistent commitment to health and safety protocols. It is essential that each school takes ownership of and responsibility for how we approach in-person services during the fall. Adherence to and clear communication of health and safety guidelines is imperative in order to keep staff, students, and communities safe.

These guidelines, grounded in science-based, expert guidance and real time experience from in-person operations in City Schools and across the United States and in other countries throughout 2020, serve as

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our best thinking on how to engage safely in the fall. The most recent updates supersede prior versions of these protocols and incorporate updates in alignment with recent guidance from the Maryland Department of Health and Baltimore City Health Department, as well as expanded cleaning protocols and updated delivery processes. As we continue to build our reopening strategy, we will continue to work with health advisors and monitor the latest information and guidance to refine our processes and protocols accordingly. Please check the City Schools website for the most up-to-date version.

The procedures outlined in this document will allow schools to continue to serve as anchors in their communities in a safe and healthy way during virtual learning. The implementation of these protocols has been focused mainly on school sites and we will continue to roll out the full complement of protocols in our non-school site locations over the course of the next few weeks.

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Contents

Forward ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Core Principles .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Phases of Reopening..................................................................................................................................... 6

Social Distancing, Face Coverings, and Health Screenings ....................................................................... 7 Social Distancing ................................................................................................................................... 7 Cloth face coverings and disposable masks .......................................................................................... 8 Face Shields......................................................................................................................................... 11 Health Screening ................................................................................................................................. 12

Responding to a confirmed COVID-19 case or a COVID-19-like-illness ...................................................... 14 Designing and Using Your Building in a Safe Manner ................................................................................. 16

Building Design........................................................................................................................................ 17 Front Office ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Gathering and Meeting Spaces ........................................................................................................... 18 Entry & Exit, Hallways, Transitions, and Common Spaces .................................................................. 18

Accessing Sites Safely.................................................................................................................................. 21 Site Access & Expectations ? Staff, Visitors, Partners............................................................................. 21 School Staff ? ALL Staff, Supervisors, Custodians, Food Services Staff............................................... 21 Visitors ................................................................................................................................................ 23 Partners............................................................................................................................................... 24

In-Person Student Engagement .................................................................................................................. 24 Supporting Access to Programming........................................................................................................ 25 Enrollment........................................................................................................................................... 25 Arrival & Departure............................................................................................................................. 25 Designing Pods and Classrooms for Safety ............................................................................................. 26 Classroom pods ................................................................................................................................... 26 Classroom set up................................................................................................................................. 26 Floating staff ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Face covering considerations for instruction...................................................................................... 27

Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Protocols ......................................................................................... 27 General Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Guidelines....................................................................... 28 Cleaning and disinfecting to support in-person instruction ............................................................... 29 Air systems .......................................................................................................................................... 30

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Restrooms Protocols for all buildings ................................................................................................. 30 In-Person Family & Community Supports................................................................................................... 31

Maximizing Health & Safety at your Site During Distributions to the Community................................. 31 Site Access & Screening ...................................................................................................................... 31 Safety Expectations & Use of PPE ....................................................................................................... 32 Site Operations & Navigation.............................................................................................................. 32 Site Resources ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Other Site Happenings ........................................................................................................................ 33

Types of Operations to Support Safe Access .......................................................................................... 34 Material/Resource Distribution Best Practices................................................................................... 35 Grab N Go Distribution @ Meal Sites ................................................................................................. 37

In-Person Family Orientations or Workshops......................................................................................... 37 Transportation ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Appendix A ? Educational Resources and Signage ..................................................................................... 45 Signage Provided and Printed For Schools ?............................................................................................... 45 Appendix B - Maryland State Department of Health & Maryland State Department of Education .......... 46 Appendix C ? Visitor Security Procedures................................................................................................... 48 Appendix D ? Direction for Creating a Classroom Space Plan .................................................................... 49 Appendix E - Permitted Partner Activities as of September 21, 2020 ........................................................ 61 Appendix F ? Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Protocols .................................................................... 66 Appendix G - Cleaning Computers and Electronics..................................................................................... 71

COVID-19: CLEANING COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS FOR ALL USERS ................................................ 71 General cleaning tips........................................................................................................................... 71 Approved COVID-19 disinfectants safe for computers, accessories and electronics ......................... 72 Resources ............................................................................................................................................ 72

Appendix H - COVID-19 Awareness Parent/Student Participation Acknowledgement Statement ............ 73 Appendix I- Log of face covering/mask distribution ................................................................................... 75 Appendix J ? Health Screening Procedure .................................................................................................. 76

During the school day: ............................................................................................................................ 76 Health Screener ...................................................................................................................................... 76 Taking Temperatures .............................................................................................................................. 77 Appendix K- COVID Response Process ........................................................................................................ 79 Appendix L- Face Coverings and PPE for special situations ........................................................................ 81

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